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Medal of Honor Podcast

Ken Harbaugh tells the stories of service members who have distinguished themselves through an act of valor. These stories from the Civil War to present day include recipients who were originally overlooked for the medal as well as those who were celebrated at the time.This podcast is made in partnership with The National Medal of Honor Museum.

Diving in Darkness: PO2 Owen F.P. Hammerberg

5 mins; December 23, 2024

Landing in a Minefield: MG Patrick Henry Brady

6 mins; December 09, 2024

The Rescue of Bat 21: Lieutenant Thomas Norris

7 mins; November 25, 2024

Hunted in North Vietnam: Lieutenant Michael Thornton

8 mins; November 11, 2024

The Capture of U-505: LTJG Albert L. David

5 mins; October 28, 2024

The Battle of Shok Valley: SSG Ronald J. Shurer II

6 mins; October 14, 2024

The Ultimate Sacrifice: Pvt. Christian and Pvt. Johnson

6 mins; September 30, 2024

The Fighting Field Music: Sgt. Darrell S. Cole

5 mins; September 16, 2024

The Battle of A Shau Part II: CSM Bennie G. Adkins

14 mins; September 02, 2024

The Battle of A Shau Part I: Col. Bernard Francis Fisher

22 mins; August 19, 2024

Feed Drop: History Daily - A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival

19 mins; August 12, 2024

Surrounded in Ia Drang: LTC Ronald E. Ray

6 mins; August 05, 2024

A Sky Full of Bullets: SSG Salvatore Agustine Giunta

5 mins; July 22, 2024

Rerun: Daniel Inouye

4 mins; July 07, 2024

Anything for His Crew: 2d Lt. Robert Edward Femoyer

4 mins; July 01, 2024

A Century Old Myth: Sergeant Alvin York

18 mins; June 24, 2024

Rerun: Jacob Parrott

4 mins; June 17, 2024

Clearing the Trench: SSG Edward N. Kaneshiro

5 mins; June 10, 2024

A Beacon of Light: CH (CPT) Emil J. Kapaun

10 mins; June 03, 2024

Feed Drop: An Insurgent’s Nightmare - MSG Earl Plumlee

54 mins; May 27, 2024

Rerun: The Unbelievable Story - MSG Earl Plumlee

8 mins; May 20, 2024

A One-Man Advance: Pvt. Dale Merlin Hansen

4 mins; May 13, 2024

Feed Drop: History Shorts - Conversations: Col. Jack H. Jacobs

17 mins; May 10, 2024

1,000 Man Ambush: SP5 Dwight W. Birdwell

6 mins; May 06, 2024

A Ticking Time Bomb: AC1 John Lee Levitow

6 mins; April 29, 2024

Hostage Rescue in Iraq: SGM Thomas P. Payne

7 mins; April 22, 2024

The Invasion of Iraq: SFC Paul Ray Smith

5 mins; April 15, 2024

Running Over the Enemy: S/Sgt. Herbert H. Burr

4 mins; April 08, 2024

A Pilot’s Final Moments: Capt. Steven Logan Bennett

5 mins; April 01, 2024

Rerun: SFC Webster Anderson

4 mins; March 29, 2024

The Only Female Recipient: Dr. Mary E. Walker

6 mins; March 25, 2024

Ambushed in Afghanistan: SSG Robert J. Miller

7 mins; March 18, 2024

Defending Till the End: PFC Anthony T. Kaho’ohanohano

4 mins; March 11, 2024

A Selfless Hero: SGT John Phillip Baca

4 mins; March 04, 2024

The Battle of Ia Drang Valley: Col. Walter Marm Jr.

5 mins; February 26, 2024

The Myth of the Arizona Balloon Buster: 1st Lt. Frank Luke

10 mins; February 19, 2024

The Kamikaze Attacks: Lt. Richard Miles McCool Jr.

6 mins; February 12, 2024

The Black Panther Tank Battalion: S/Sgt. Ruben Rivers

4 mins; February 05, 2024

The Lost Battalion: Four Medal of Honor Stories - Part 2

7 mins; January 22, 2024

The Lost Battalion: Four Medal of Honor Stories - Part 1

7 mins; January 15, 2024

Thirteen vs. Two: Col William A. Shomo

4 mins; January 08, 2024

Rerun: MSgt Leroy Petry

4 mins; January 01, 2024

Happy Holidays From Everyone at Medal of Honor

1 min; December 25, 2023

The Unbelievable Story: MSG Earl Plumlee

7 mins; December 18, 2023

The Toughest Thing He’s Ever Done: SP5 Clarence Eugene Sasser

5 mins; December 11, 2023

Brothers in Arms: SM1 Douglas Albert Munro

5 mins; December 04, 2023

Surviving a Rocket: Lt. Comdr. Thomas Gunning Kelly

4 mins; November 27, 2023

Service and Sacrifice: Cpl William Kyle Carpenter

5 mins; November 20, 2023

BG Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: A D-Day Hero

5 mins; November 13, 2023

CinC Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt: The Rough Riders

7 mins; November 06, 2023

SFC Webster Anderson: Give Everything You’ve Got

4 mins; October 30, 2023

Pfc. Barger & Funk: Rushing into No Man’s Land

3 mins; October 23, 2023

Maj. Horace Seaver Carswell Jr.: One Bomber Against a Convoy

4 mins; October 16, 2023

CPL James Allen: The Lie of a Lifetime

4 mins; October 09, 2023

Sgt. David Bruce Bleak: The Giant of Hill 499

4 mins; October 02, 2023

Sergeant Jose M. Lopez: One Man and His Machine Gun

4 mins; September 25, 2023

Rerun: MSgt Roy Benavidez

5 mins; September 18, 2023

Pvt Joe P. Martinez: Fighting An Uphill Battle

4 mins; September 11, 2023

RADM Richard Antrim: Defending the Defenseless

5 mins; September 04, 2023

MSgt Leroy Petry: The Rangers

4 mins; August 28, 2023

2ndLt Lloyd Herbert Hughes: Through the Fire and the Flames

4 mins; August 21, 2023

Cpl Joseph Vittori: Taking on an Army

4 mins; August 14, 2023

Cpl Harold Roberts: Only One of Us Can Make It

4 mins; August 07, 2023

LTJG John Koelsch: Helicopter Rescue

4 mins; July 31, 2023

PFC Oscar Palmer Austin: Selfless Sacrifice

3 mins; July 24, 2023

2ndLt Jerome Sudut: Never Give Up

3 mins; July 17, 2023

CBM James Williams: Outnumbered and Outgunned

4 mins; July 10, 2023

Rerun: Color Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith

5 mins; July 04, 2023

Happy Independence Day from Medal of Honor

2 mins; July 03, 2023

CMSgt Richard Etchberger: Top Secret Radar Site

4 mins; June 26, 2023

SP4 Larry Dahl: The Gun Truck Named Brutus

4 mins; June 19, 2023

MGySgt Richard Earl Bush: Diving On a Grenade

4 mins; June 12, 2023

Marcellus Chiles: What Now Captain?

3 mins; June 05, 2023

PFC Eugene Obregon: The Ultimate Sacrifice

4 mins; May 29, 2023

1SG Benjamin Kaufman: Determination and Bravery

4 mins; May 22, 2023

Technical Sgt. Ted Tanouye: “Go For Broke”

5 mins; May 15, 2023

2ndLt Raymond Zussman: Taking Positions and Prisoners

5 mins; May 08, 2023

Colonel Harvey C. Barnum: Taking Command in Vietnam

4 mins; May 01, 2023

HMCM William Charette: Saving Lives in the Mountains of Korea

4 mins; April 24, 2023

Maj Louis Cukela: Stopping an Ambush Alone

5 mins; April 17, 2023

Captain Florent Groberg: Stopping Suicide Bombers in Afghanistan

4 mins; April 10, 2023

SSgt. William Bordelon: Bunker Buster

5 mins; April 03, 2023

Color Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith: From Slave to Soldier

5 mins; March 27, 2023

CAPT Cromwell: Down With The Ship

4 mins; March 20, 2023

SgtMaj Charles Hoffman (Ernest Janson): Battle of Belleau Wood

4 mins; March 13, 2023

MSgt Roy Benavidez

5 mins; March 06, 2023

2ndLt O’Brien: First Battle of the Hook

4 mins; February 27, 2023

LT Capodanno: The Grunt Padre in Vietnam

4 mins; February 20, 2023

SERG Sabo Jr.: Ambush on the Ho Chi Minh Trail

4 mins; February 13, 2023

MA2 Michael Monsoor

4 mins; February 06, 2023

LT COL Rascon: No Soldier Left Behind

4 mins; January 29, 2023

Fernando García

4 mins; January 09, 2023

Henry Erwin

4 mins; January 02, 2023

Happy Holidays from Medal of Honor

1 min; December 26, 2022

John Balch

4 mins; December 19, 2022

Melvin Morris

4 mins; December 12, 2022

Francis Wai

4 mins; December 05, 2022

Alonzo Cushing

4 mins; November 28, 2022

Dan Daly

4 mins; November 21, 2022

Randy Shugart

4 mins; November 14, 2022

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